Malaysia Airlines, the national carrier has appointed TAL Aviation as its General Sales Agent in Russia.  The new representation will expand access to Malaysia Airlines' network and open new and alternative routes for tourists, simplifying business relations and as a result, will increase the number of business and leisure passengers from Russia to South East Asia. 

Today, Malaysia Airlines flies around 37,000 passengers daily to 80 destinations.  Its fleet of aircraft includes Boeing 747-400, Boeing 777-200, Airbus 330-300, Airbus 330-200, Boeing 737-800 and Boeing 737-400 and its flagship, the Airbus A380-800, operates more than 250 departures a day.  In 2012, the carrier achieved a significant milestone when it received its first Airbus A380-800 followed by a historic Malaysian record on 1 July 2012 with the launch of its A380 scheduled service between KL International Airport and London Heathrow.

Malaysia Airlines is proud of its lengthy record of service and best practices excellence, having received more than 100 awards in the last 10 years including in 2012, the recipient of the World's 5-Star Airline Award by Skytrax, UK and World's Best Cabin Staff by Skytrax, UK and in 2011 awarded the 'World's Leading Airline to Asia' by World Travel Awards (WTA). 

On 1 February 2013, Malaysia Airlines became a full-fledged member of oneworld alliance and is now connected to some 850 destinations in 150 countries across the oneworld alliance network.